Georgia · 1979

Top 100 names in Georgia, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,245
#2	Amanda	1,119
#3	Melissa	732
#4	Kimberly	632
#5	Jessica	518
#6	Heather	509
#7	April	505
#8	Amy	499
#9	Stephanie	477
#10	Crystal	458
#11	Angela	438
#12	Mary	366
#13	Elizabeth	362
#14	Christina	341
#15	Tiffany	330
#16	Rebecca	324
#17	Lisa	323
#18	Kelly	318
#19	Brandy	316
#20	Christy	274
#21	Michelle	267
#22	Laura	267
#23	Sarah	237
#24	Jamie	236
#25	Shannon	234
#26	Ashley	229
#27	Brandi	225
#28	Misty	222
#29	Erica	210
#30	Amber	201
#31	Monica	191
#32	Julie	187
#33	Rachel	181
#34	Tonya	179
#35	Katherine	171
#36	Pamela	168
#37	Dana	168
#38	Leslie	168
#39	Andrea	168
#40	Nicole	166
#41	Erin	162
#42	Emily	162
#43	Wendy	154
#44	Holly	151
#45	Kristy	150
#46	Allison	143
#47	Melanie	143
#48	Alicia	143
#49	Karen	138
#50	Natalie	137
#51	Natasha	134
#52	Tara	133
#53	Lauren	130
#54	Tammy	129
#55	Cynthia	129
#56	Carrie	126
#57	Patricia	123
#58	Anna	122
#59	Sabrina	118
#60	Tina	116
#61	Latasha	116
#62	Samantha	115
#63	Kathryn	114
#64	Felicia	112
#65	Catherine	110
#66	Susan	106
#67	Stacy	101
#68	Teresa	101
#69	Sharon	100
#70	Candice	100
#71	Courtney	100
#72	Katrina	94
#73	Tabitha	93
#74	Yolanda	93
#75	Rhonda	92
#76	Latoya	91
#77	Lori	90
#78	Donna	90
#79	Robin	90
#80	Melinda	90
#81	Sara	89
#82	Sandra	89
#83	Katie	87
#84	Kristi	87
#85	Tracy	86
#86	Tamika	84
#87	Mandy	82
#88	Mindy	81
#89	Stacey	80
#90	Angel	80
#91	Carla	80
#92	Tamara	78
#93	Margaret	78
#94	Victoria	77
#95	Kelli	77
#96	Latonya	76
#97	Casey	75
#98	Cheryl	75
#99	Meredith	75
#100	Danielle	74

Uniquely popular in Georgia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Shawanda	31	9	1
Chiquita	32	10	1
Demetria	41	12	2
Kenyatta	22	7	1
Octavia	20	6	1
Tomeka	25	7	2
Shonda	25	7	2
Tawana	24	7	2
Lakeshia	28	8	2
Shamika	28	8	2
Shameka	34	10	2
Tameka	73	22	5

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.